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REGULAR MEETING OF THE ORONO COUNCIL, NOVEMBER 14, 1983. PAGE 9 ROBERT BROWN, CHAIRMAN LARE MINNETONKA MayorButler stated thatshehadseveralcallsfrom the CONSERVATION DIST. public asking her if they could attend these LMCD meetings and asking her if they were in fact public meetings. Butler again noted that if in fact the LMCD is having a public meeting that it should be in a public place. Butler stated that if the LMCD members don' t want to have just coffee and rolls at a city hall then let them eat breakfast at home . Councilmember Grabek noted a personal experience with the LMCD when he was at the public hearing that the neighbors felt that their opportunity to express themselves was limited . Grabek noted that when he attended a 7 : 30 AM meeting at the Peppers Pub that he felt he was intruding and it didn' t seem like they belonged there. Grabek seemed like it was a closed meeting and that they weren' t very hospitable . Mr . Brown noted that the board meetings meet at the same place, the Tonka Bay City Hall , and that these are the meetingsin which majordecisionsaremade . Brown noted that recommendations come from the committee meetings but that the major decisions are made at the board meetings which are held in a public place. Councilmember Frahm asked for the LMCD' s position on the Gray' s Bay Dam? Mr . Brown stated that the LMCD' s position is trying to protect the generalized use of the lake and letting the Watershed to manage the dam. Brown noted that they have taken a relatively non—technical position. Councilmember Frahm asked if the LMCD agreed with what the Watershed was doing? Mr . Brown stated not totally. Councilmember Adams asked for the LMCD' s position on the task force report? Mr . Brown noted that the LMCD hadn' t taken a formal position on the report yet , but that he had written a summary of comments on the task force report which he would give to City Administrator Benson. Councilmember Grabek stated that his personal dealings with the Executive Director of the LMCD that the way they were treated was unsatisfactory and asked if somecorrective action had been taken. Grabekalso nated that he had heard a great deal of dissatisfaction in their dealings with Mr . Mixa. Mr . Brown stated that they are aware af the fact that the Executive Director , Frank Mixa , is not outstanding in public relations but that he does the rest of his job very well .